The Effect Of Animal-Assisted Intervention

April 20, 2023 updated by: Mukaddes Demir Acar, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

The Effect Of Animal-Assisted Intervention On Fear In Hospıtalızed Children In The Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Study

The aim of the study is to examine the effect of animal-assisted practice on fear in children admitted to the emergency room.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Children's fears about the hospital are traumatic and confront us as a hindering factor in their growth and development.Bringing the child to the emergency room and not knowing what will happen there creates great fear in him. Children already have different fears according to different age groups and developmental stages. These; separation from family, pain and suffering, change in body image (losing body parts), etc. The state of fear can lead to a worsening of the child's existing illness and symptoms. In addition to being separated from the family, being separated from peers, not being able to play games, staying away from school if going to school, etc. they have concerns.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

35

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • Turkey
    • Eyalet/Yerleşke
      • Tokat, Eyalet/Yerleşke, Turkey, 60200
        • Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • To be followed for at least 2 hours in the pediatric emergency room,
  • Age range is 5-7,
  • Not afraid of the goldfish to be used in the research,
  • Not allergic to fish and fish feed,
  • Does not have physical, auditory, visual and cognitive barriers to feeding (feeding),
  • No speech or communication disorder that will prevent the parent and child from communicating,
  • Parent and child's willingness to participate in the research

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who are not admitted to the Pediatric Emergency room, patients who do not fit the age range of 5-7, who stay less than 2 hours,
  • Afraid of goldfish, allergic to fish food, preventing feeding, having physical, auditory, visual and cognitive disabilities,
  • Patients with speech and communication disorders that will prevent parents and children from communicating,
  • Parent and child not willing to participate in the research.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: study group
Animal-supported application will be made to the children in the study group.
Other: ANIMAL-ASSISTED INTERVENTION
It will be ensured that the child is introduced to the goldfish when he is lying in the observation room, that the child will name the fish, and that he will communicate and feed the fish during his stay. Thus, it is aimed to turn the attention of the child to the goldfish while in the emergency room, to distract the child with the fish while all nursing interventions are presented, and to reduce the fear.
Experimental: control group
Routine care will be given to the children in the control group.
Other: Routine Care
Routine nursing care will be provided.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The Scale Development of Fear in Children Against Nursing Interventions and Used Materıals
Time Frame: 2 hours
The scale was created to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool for children to determine their fear of nursing interventions and used materials. As a result of the validity and reliability analyzes of the scale, it was composed of 18 items. The scale has 2 sub-dimensions. These are fear of common materials (10 items) and fear of uncommon materials (8 items). The scale was scored as (1) not afraid, (2) little afraid, (3) afraid, (4) very afraid, (5) extremely afraid.
2 hours
Child Fear Scale
Time Frame: 2 hours
The Scale is a scale consisting of the display of five drawn facial expressions, ranging from neutral expression (0 points) to "no fear" to frightened face (4 points) to "severe fear". The scale is intended for children aged 5-10 years.
2 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Mukaddes Demir Acar, Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Anticipated)

May 20, 2023

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

October 1, 2023

Study Completion (Anticipated)

January 15, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 28, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 20, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

April 21, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 21, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 20, 2023

Last Verified

April 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • DEMIRACAR

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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